Aravindaraj A. (+** – 984*******)
Summary
●More than 25+ Years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Design & Development, Project Management and Quality
●Adroit in handling Product Design, Detail Design Engineering and Development of Reciprocating Air Compressors (RAC), Screw Air Compressors (SAC), Pressure Vessels and Water Pumps.
●Deft in end-to-end Project Management encompassing planning, design, Project handling, resource administration, vendor coordination, risk management, quality assurance, team management and delivery (as per time/ quality/ cost specifications).
●Worked on variety of CAD tools like MDT, Inventor, Creo, Solid Works, CATIA, AutoCAD and knowledge of MS Office and MS Project tools.
●Efficiently handled Boiler Installation projects involving fabrication, erection, and commissioning of Pressure & Non-Pressure parts as per GA, P&I and FQA guidelines. Liaise with customers & contractors as well as with Payments and Accounts Management functions for smooth execution of all project activities.
●Well-versed with ASME SEC VIII, EN286, ISO 9001:2008 standards (including Internal Quality Audits). Experience in Stage Gate process, DFMEA, DFM, RCA & CAPA
●Handled BaaN implementation with understanding of NPD Processes, BOM modules (BaaN), ECR-ECO Process and Quality Circle Concepts.
●An effective communicator with strong leadership, coordination, relationship management, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
●Responsible for P&L and CAPEX on Projects entrusted.
Skills / Tools:
Primary Skill
Manufacturing Engineering, Production Management, Design & Development, NPD, R&D, Sustenance Engineering, Reverse Engineering,
and Project Management
Secondary Skill
People Management (Manged Team size up to 100+)
Quality Management (Played a Role of MR for 3 Organisations)
TPA Coordination (IBR,LRS etc.,)
Domain Experience (NPD)
Air Compressors, Pressure Vessels, Pumps, Home Appliance & Pressure Relief Device
Domain Experience (EDS)
Material handling, Transportation, Automotive & SPM
Design Environment
Auto CAD, Pro-E, Creo, Solid Works, Catia & PLM
Manufacturing Experience
Heavy Fabrication, Welding, NDT, Material Selection, Casting, Forging, Heat Treatment, Machining & Surface treatment
Manufacturing Engineering/Design and Development/NPI
Feasibility Study, Techno commercial Bid, Design and development plan, DFMEA
Concept Design, Detail Design & Mechanical Component Design
Electro Mechanical Product Design, GD&T and Tolerance Analysis
Design calculations, specification, Drawing and BOM
Design Review with CFT & Design Verification and Validation
Assembly and Testing Instruction
Proto, Pilot lot production
Functional, Routine and Endurance Tests
Engineering Change Management
Product Development/NPD
Reciprocating Air Compressor (RAC) - 270lpm to 1250 lpm/ Client - Air Power (New Zealand); Boge (Germany); CPI (USA); Syarikatlee, (Malaysia); Dancomer (Malaysia); PP Parts (Thailand)
Screw Air Compressor (SAC) - 175 cfm to 900 cfm / Client - Jaracome (South Africa) and for Domestic Market
Pressure Vessel - 250 L to 10,000 L / Client - HSL, BHEL, HEC, GSL & IOCL (India) & for export Market
Water Pumps - Submersible Pump (range: 2 hp to 7.5 hp) and Mono Block Pumps (range: 0.5 hp to 1.5 hp) for domestic and export markets
Water Heater - 10 L to 25 L for Domestic Market & 1 and 3L Instant Water Heater
Rupture Disc - Client - DRDL, VSSC, HEB & BARC
Project Management/Program Management
Liaising with customers and Onsite Managers to understand and finalise specifications/ requirements.
Deploying necessary resources.
Seamless. Implementation of Identified SOP and Process
Identifying scope for improvements in current systems, processes & procedures.
Troubleshooting various technical issues and problems faced by Project Leaders and Engineers.
Conducting periodical Design reviews internally & with customers.
Ensuring the team complies with QMS Guidelines and Generating performance report and analysing month-wise details for presentation in QRM meeting along with trend analysis of non-compliance.
Initiating RCA & CAPA in services provided to customer.
Generating necessary data & reports for Management & Customer information system.
Increasing ASAT, ESAT & CSAT
Overseeing the execution of pilot jobs for projects received from prospective customers, focussing on CTQ factors. Supporting successful conversion into an account for the company.
Serving as Management Representative for ISO.
Domain Experience
Automotive – Client – Cummins (AutoCAD/Catia V5)
Automotive – Mahindra & Mahindra - (UG Nx7.5) – Reverse Engineering
Transportation – Client – Bombardier Transportation (Catia V5)
SPM – ASML (UG Nx7.5)
Material Handling – CMCO (Solid Works/ HyperMesh /ANSYS )
Home appliance – Hayward & Masco (Solid Works/ ProE WF / Pro Intralink/ Team Center/ HyperMesh/ANSYS)
Experience:
●Wipro Technologies, Chennai as Project Manager-CIS (Nov2016 to till date – Project Management)
●Cyient Ltd, Hyderabad as Sr Project Manager – Engineering Division (Oct 2014 to Feb 2016 – Engineering Design with Project Management)
●Triad Software Pvt Ltd, Chennai as Sr Project Manager-Engineering Division (Jan’07 to Oct’09 & Dec2012 to Sep 2014 – Engineering Design with Project Management)
●BS&B safety systems India ltd as Asst General Manager- Design and Development & Quality Management (Jan 11 to Jan 12)
●AO Smith India, Bangalore as Product Engineering Manager (NPD) (Oct’09 to Nov10)
●Fisher Pump Industries Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore as Sr Manager – Engineering (NPD)(Dec’03 to Jan’07)
●Elgi Equipments Ltd., Coimbatore as Functional Head – Engineering (R&D) (Apr’94 to Nov’03)
●Cethar Vessels Ltd., Thirucirapalli as Project Engineer (Dec’90 to Feb’94 – Fabrication, Erection & Commissioning of FBC Boilers)
Education & Certification:
●Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical
●Diploma in Management
●Certified Project Manager (WPMP)
●Certified People Manager
●Authorised Internal Auditor for ISO 9001:2000 by TUV
●Mechanical Desktop 4.0 with Power Pack–Autodesk
●Course in Pro/Engineer Level-1 from Parametric Technology